“Promoting “2.0 Training” with “Fantastic Freebies” and other innovative programs. Janie & Bob from Princeton whom I spent time with last week.

Inspired by Computers in Libraries 2006. You can do more than basic tech training. Several easy to implement paths to grow at Tech training program – low cost in money and staff time.

Position yourself as Tech Gurus. Get involved with local users groups, present for local groups, develop and/or join technology mailing lists, create a tech training blogs, sell up at each and every class, tease with new content. Never underestimate the power of a full colour poster.Databytes program – brown bag session for an hour at 1pm, each librarian takes a turn at it, open to staff and public.

Tech Freebies Program Ideas – Matt and Robin who I will see at Charlotte tomorrow!

People are coming to us, wanting to create. Kids are Media Snackers (check their website).Make it happen from painting to pixels, from crayons to cameras. Use what you already have – ie. Office suite. Use Freebies – ie. Tux Paint – basic painting program for kids.

Robin explained all about ImaginOn – more about that after I visit it tomorrow. In house creation, including animation using Stop Motion Pro, Pinnacle Studio, Sony Acid Music Studio, Garage Band (Mac) and Final Cut Studio (Mac). Have a portable animation station. Next steps – “Participatory culture shifts the focus of literacy from one of individual expression to community involvement.”

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I was fortunate enough to attend and present at the first day of the ALIA Biennial Conference 2014 in Melbourne. Here are my notes from the sessions I attended (all good stuff). I will get my presentation up here soon as well. British Library in a globalised world – Roly Keating: Chief Execuitve of British […]

Wow, its the last day and I can’t believe I blogged every day of it. It’s a challenge that I took and I fulfilled – yay to me! That and the many things that are going on, both at work and personally, got me thinking about challenges, which I admit I have more than a […]

Been thinking about what the future holds in terms of technology, which is difficult at the best of times, because new tech is always coming out and you never know what is really going to impact in significant way. For example, we have all seen how much smart phones and tablets have changed the way […]

I worked at our biggest branch today. It was quite busy already, but made busier and more of a challenge by a couple of unexpected situations. First, we had to send one of our team members to another library, that had two staff call in sick. Second, our phones were playing up (just had a […]

We are in the early stages of producing our new website. Many of you would know how long and complicated such a process can be, but it has to be done. To improve usability, to give the site a fresh look and to enhance our online services. But some other benefits can come out of […]

We all heard the stories. Computers were going to eliminate the need for paper and we would all experience the tidiness, efficiency and eco-friendly environment of the paperless office. This was emphasised for me again today at my office. I work in our regional headquarters and this was the paper that I utilised today: printed […]

One of our managers is retiring. We have worked together in the same library for decades and as both our roles have had a technology focus, we have seen a wide range of changes in that time. As she has been cleaning out her files and organising things for the new manager, she has discovered […]

Was sitting at my computer looking for a topic to blog about today, basically looking for inspiration, when I realised the irony, because that was to be my topic. So where do you find your inspiration with your library work? I find it in the most amazing places. In an offhand comment by a colleague […]

ALIA has produced a series of reports entitled Future of the Library and Information Science Profession. The project aimed to answer the following questions: How will libraries remain relevant for users? What changes will institutions and individuals in the sector experience? Will ‘library and information professional’ continue to be a necessary and desirable occupation? I say […]

We are very low key in libraries and besides major anniversaries of our library branches, or are introducing a new whiz-bang service, we rarely make a fuss. But we need to. We need to celebrate our achievements – our personal ones as well as our organisational ones. I was looking back at last year’s Blog […]